Laplanders, rein deer &c. : as exhibited at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1822 / drawn & etched by Mr. I.R. Cruikshank.

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Robert Cruikshank
1789-1856
Laplanders, rein deer &c. : as exhibited at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1822 / drawn & etched by Mr. I.R. Cruikshank.
London : Pub March 13th, 1822 by G Humphrey, No 27 St James's Street, [1822]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.483
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Print shows an exhibition of a Sami family and a herd of reindeer installed in the William Bullock's Piccadilly Egyptian Hall in 1822. The family, including Karina, her husband Jens, and their 5 year old son, are surrounded by visitors in front of a tent against a painted backdrop of an icy northern landscape. At left, a fenced herd of reindeer are surrounded by spectators. Articles of Sami clothing are displayed on the wall above. A border containing individual illustrations of Sami artifacts surrounds the central image, including two scenes at bottom flanking the caption title; one at left depicting a sled drawn by a reindeer in a winter landscape, and the other showing a carriage drawn by a reindeer and driven by two fashionably dressed Londoners at right. The various subjects of the print are numbered, with explanatory text at bottom.

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